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Though most text messages you typically send might be just a few words long, occasionally you need to draft out a longer message — and that can be annoying on an Android device. Google Messages has an infamously small compose box, which has been a source of annoyance for many users. Now, though, that looks set to change, with a new feature spotted in the latest beta version of the Messages app of an expandable compose box. The change was spotted in an APK teardown of the latest Android beta by Android Authority, which suggests that a change to the…

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Union Coop launches exclusive monthly offers as part of its corporate social responsibility efforts aimed at providing a unique shopping experience at competitive prices and delighting shoppers from various segments Dubai, UAE: Union Coop, one of the largest retailer names in the UAE, announced its highly anticipated April promotions, offering discounts of up to 50% on approximately 3,000 products across various categories. Mr. Shuaib Al Hammadi, Senior Media Section Manager, Union Coop mentioned that the retailer is releasing a total of eight exclusive promotions, available both online and offline, to provide shoppers with the best deals on a wide range…

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The saga of Samsung’s ultra-thin Galaxy S25 Edge has taken a couple of interesting turns, and not necessarily the good kind. We’ll start with the good news first. It was recently reportedly that management struggles at the company may have delayed the phone’s launch to the May-June period.  Now, it seems Samsung has locked on a release date, and it’s sooner than expected. A reliable leakster (via SamMobile) has claimed that the phone will be announced officially on May 13. Previously, it was heavily rumored to arrive midway through April, before the corporate shuffle happened.  As far as the announcement…

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Collaboration is part of RPM and Falcon Aviation Services strategy to grow its medical air evacuation services. Abu Dhabi, April4, 2025: Response Plus Medical Services LLC (RPM), a subsidiary of Response Plus Holding PJSC – the largest pre-hospital care and emergency medical services provider in the region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Falcon Aviation Services LLC, a leading Emirati business aviation services operator in the Middle East and Africa. The MoU aims to develop the first-of-its-kind air ambulance capabilities in the UAE, enabling the transport of patients travelling abroad for critical care treatments and facilitating their repatriation…

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Even though MidJourney set out to be one of the most promising image generation models in the early days of AI, it appears to have fallen behind more accessible, easy to use, and free tools such Gemini, ChatGPT, and Bing. Adding to its woes is the latest update to OpenAI’s GPT-4o model which allows exceptionally good image generation with the ability to recreate real photos and produce immaculate text. So to stay relevant — or perhaps catch the hype train being shunted by the wave of Studio Ghibli-inspired AI art flooding the internet, MidJourney is rolling out an updated model…

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Amazon is taking some inspiration from the TV shows available on its Prime Video streaming platform, and porting it over to Kindle e-readers to keep users up to date on their progress. The feature in question is called Recaps, and as the name suggests, it will offer readers a quick look at the story progress and character development arc so far.  Think of it as the “Previously on” segment at the start of each new episode on a TV show, but in a text format, for digital books. The feature is already available for e-books in the English language for…

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The Start Menu has been the central element in Microsoft Windows for nearly three decades. Though loved initially for its resourcefulness, the Menu went through some debatable — I call them abhorrent — changes with Windows 8, but eventually returned to occupying less space in the interface with Windows 8.1, and then Windows 10 and 11. Despite the rescuing, it is still reeling under the damaging changes in the form of recommendations and random automatically populating lists that reduce it to a mere glorified search interface. However, Microsoft may now be looking to resolve these issues and bringing back a…

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Dubai, UAE – April 1, 2025 – TIRTIR, the first Korean beauty brand to introduce an inclusive range of 40 shades of cushion foundation, has officially made its debut in the UAE with the launch of a landmark K-beauty roadshow at Dubai Festival City Mall. Running from March30 to April 13, the immersive showcase marks the first-ever Korean beauty roadshow in the region, introducing thousands of visitors to the innovative and diverse range of makeup and skincare products that define TIRTIR’s identity. Founded on the belief that beauty begins with healthy ,radiant skin, TIRTIR has quickly gained a cult following…

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Table of Contents Table of Contents Seven Seconds (2018) White Collar (2009-2014) Alias Grace (2017) As has been well documented since the dawn of the streaming era, the interfaces behind some of your favorite streaming services aren’t actually all that good. Netflix, for example, has tons of good shows, but unless its algorithm decides to surface them, you might struggle to find them. Thankfully, that’s where we come in. We’ve pulled together three great shows that you can watch this weekend, each of which might get a little buried by Netflix. Each of these shows strikes a different tone or…

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Bologna – Italy, April 3, 2025 Emirati publisher, author, and women’s advocate Bodour Al Qasimi has made history by becoming the first woman from an Arab Gulf state to receive a prestigious BolognaRagazzi Award for Fiction. Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi received the prize for her groundbreaking children’s book ‘House of Wisdom’ at a ceremony in the impressive Farnese Chapel, at Palazzo d’Accursio, in Bologna. Reflecting on the honour, Sheikha Bodour said: “For me, this award signals a shift towards a more inclusive children’s publishing sector. Amid heightened global tensions, stories like ‘House of Wisdom’ carry a message that books can…

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